This is a first edition of Barbara Walker's third knitting book from 1972. This is the unfortunate beginning of knitting charts, which are difficult for me to read. Walker created many of the patterns and apparently had fun experimenting with cables. She offers a few garment patterns at the end. I found the doll skirt interesting for the way she began with one size of the pattern, then narrowed it as it neared the waistline. This is typical of today's crocheted skirts. The shawl, made in the cape style popular in the 1970s, did not impress me, compared to the lace shawls available for today's knitters. But the book, after all, was written nearly 40 years ago! You will not be disappointed.

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